Grange Hall Creek Trail via South Platte River Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Grange Hall Creek Trail via South Platte River Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Pelican Ponds Open Space near Thornton, CO. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grange Hall Creek Trail via South Platte River Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 5,066–5,221 ft
Out & Back · Pelican Ponds Open Space
Trailhead: 39.86749, -104.95782
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Gaylord St & Eppinger Blvd stop 161 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto South Platte River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Grange Hall Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Grange Hall Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto South Platte River Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gaylord St & Eppinger Blvd stop 161 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Colorado Blvd MUP 2.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Brewer Reservoir via Mid-Town Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Mid-Town Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- South Platte River Viewpoint 3.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Mid-Town Trail 4 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Mid-Town Trail 4 mi · ▲ 190 ft
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